| BY SPECIAL REQUEST Troops march past Royal Sussex Hospital to say goodbye to injured comrades. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5505 |
| Catalog #: | 191567 | |
| Clip Number: | 191567-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/66 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:15 - 01:41:25 | |
| Location: | Brighton, East Sussex, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Hospitals LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Sussex, Brighton MILITARY: Army, British PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Military ROYALTY: British | |
| Description: | “Brighton. By special request - of Princess Victoria, the 2nd City of London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers) on leaving Camp, march past the Royal Sussex Hospital so that they might be seen by their 2 injured comrades.” Brighton, East Sussex. Exterior shot of the Royal Sussex County Hospital. People are standing on the balconies and flat roofs. CU of two ill looking young men - one is seated, the other is laying in bed. Soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers march past. People line the street to watch. A military band plays ‘Auld Lang Syne’ as they march. Shot from balcony as the troops march past. One of the injured men waves weakly at his passing comrades. More shots of the marching troops. [Princess Victoria, Grand-daughter of Queen Victoria. (1870-1948)] | |
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